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🔑raterate1 /reɪt / noun [countable] - a measurement of one amount or of how fast or how often something is happening in relation to another amount比率；率◆The birthrate is falling.出生率在下降。◆a rise in the annual rate of inflation from 6 to 7%年通货膨胀率从 6% 升至 7%◆The population increased at a rate of less than 0.5% a year.每年的人口增长率不足 0.5%。◆an exchange rate of 89 yen to the dollar1 美元兑换 89 日元的汇率
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business商业) the amount that something costs or that someone is paid价格；费用◆The bank raised the interest rate on our loan to 6.25%.银行将我们的贷款利率提高到了 6.25%。◆We offer reliable service at affordable rates.我们以可承受的价格提供可靠的服务。 ➡ look at first-rate, second-rate
 ●at any rate- used when you are giving more exact information about something（用于引出更确切的信息）至少，不管怎样◆He said that they would be here by ten. At any rate, I think that's what he said.他说他们十点前就会到这儿，至少我认为他是这么说的。
- despite anything else that might happen无论如何；不管怎么说◆Well, that's one good piece of news at any rate.哎，不管怎么说，这是个好消息。
●at this / that rateif this / that situation continues in the same way照此情形；如此下去◆At this rate, we won't be finished before next summer!这样下去，我们恐怕明年夏天也做不完！●the going rate (for sth)the usual cost (of something)市价；现行费用标准◆The going rate for a cleaner is about $12 an hour.清洁工的工资现在一般是每小时 12 美元。
🔑raterate2 /reɪt / verb [transitive] - to say how good you think someone or something is评价；评定◆She's rated among the best tennis players of all time.她被认为是有史以来最优秀的网球运动员之一。
- (often passive常用被动语态) to put something into an official group or class, for example in order to show that it is suitable for a certain group of people划分等级；分等；分级◆This movie is rated PG-13.这部电影被定为 PG-13 级（儿童不宜）。
- to deserve or to get something值得；配得上◆The accident wasn't very serious – it didn't rate a mention in the local newspaper.事故并不严重，在当地报纸上也不值得一提。
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